People born on August 24 203
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Fujiwara no Genshi
b. 1016 – d. 1039
Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1039)
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou
b. 1113 – d. 1151
Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (b. 1113)
Alexander II of Scotland
b. 1198 – d. 1249
Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
John I of Castile
b. 1358 – d. 1390
John I of Castile (b. 1358)
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany
b. 1393 – d. 1458
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1458)
Thomas Rotherham
b. 1423 – d. 1500
Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (d. 1500)
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
b. 1498 – d. 1537
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (d. 1537)
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
b. 1510 – d. 1558
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (d. 1558)
Lavinia Fontana
b. 1552 – d. 1614
Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
Sophia Brahe
b. 1556 – d. 1643
Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk
b. 1561 – d. 1626
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (d. 1626)
John Taylor (poet)
b. 1578 – d. 1653
John Taylor, English poet and author (d. 1653)
Robert Herrick (poet)
b. 1591 – d. 1674
Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (d. 1674)
Philip Henry
b. 1631 – d. 1696
Philip Henry, English minister (d. 1696)
Peder Griffenfeld
b. 1635 – d. 1699
Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet
b. 1684 – d. 1746
Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (d. 1746)
Alaungpaya
b. 1714 – d. 1760
Alaungpaya, King of Burma (d. 1760)
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Peter Ernst Wilde
b. 1732 – d. 1785
Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist (d. 1785)
Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
b. 1758 – d. 1794
Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1794)
William Wilberforce
b. 1759 – d. 1833
William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (d. 1833)
William I of the Netherlands
b. 1772 – d. 1840
William I of the Netherlands (d. 1840)
James Weddell
b. 1787 – d. 1834
James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor and navigator (b. 1787)
Antonio Stoppani
b. 1824 – d. 1891
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)
Théodore Dubois
b. 1837 – d. 1924
Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
Boyd Dunlop Morehead
b. 1843 – d. 1905
Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
James Calhoun (soldier)
b. 1845 – d. 1876
James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
Tom Kendall
b. 1851 – d. 1924
Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
David Bowman (Australian politician)
b. 1860 – d. 1916
David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)
Dragutin Lerman
b. 1863 – d. 1918
Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
Ferdinand I of Romania
b. 1865 – d. 1927
Ferdinand I of Romania (d. 1927)
Max Beerbohm
b. 1872 – d. 1956
Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (d. 1956)
Earl Derr Biggers
b. 1884 – d. 1933
Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (d. 1933)
Harry Hooper
b. 1887 – d. 1974
Harry Hooper, American baseball player and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (d. 1974)
Valentine Baker (pilot)
b. 1888 – d. 1942
Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (b. 1888)
Duke Kahanamoku
b. 1890 – d. 1968
Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)
Jean Rhys
b. 1890 – d. 1979
Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)
Haim Ernst Wertheimer
b. 1893 – d. 1978
Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
Richard Cushing
b. 1895 – d. 1970
Richard Cushing, American cardinal (d. 1970)
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Fred Rose (songwriter)
b. 1897 – d. 1954
Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)
Malcolm Cowley
b. 1898 – d. 1989
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
Jorge Luis Borges
b. 1899 – d. 1986
Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)
Albert Claude
b. 1899 – d. 1983
Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1983)
Gaylord DuBois
b. 1899 – d. 1993
Gaylord DuBois, American author and poet (d. 1993)
Maria Zubreeva
b. 1900 – d. 1991
Maria Zubreeva, Soviet painter, graphic artist, and designer (d. 1991)
Preston Foster
b. 1901 – d. 1970
Preston Foster, American actor (d. 1970)
Fernand Braudel
b. 1902 – d. 1985
Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (d. 1985)
Carlo Gambino
b. 1902 – d. 1976
Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)
Karl Hanke
b. 1903 – d. 1945
Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (d. 1945)
Arthur Crudup
b. 1905 – d. 1974
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)
Siaka Stevens
b. 1905 – d. 1988
Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
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Bruno Giacometti
b. 1907 – d. 2012
Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (d. 2012)
Shivaram Rajguru
b. 1908 – d. 1931
Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (d. 1931)
Ronnie Grieveson
b. 1909 – d. 1998
Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)
Durward Kirby
b. 1911 – d. 2000
Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer (d. 2000)
Charles Snead Houston
b. 1913 – d. 2009
Charles Houston, American physician and mountaineer (b. 1913)
Wynonie Harris
b. 1915 – d. 1969
Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
James Tiptree, Jr.
b. 1915 – d. 1987
James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (d. 1987)
Dennis James
b. 1917 – d. 1997
Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)
Sikander Bakht
b. 1918 – d. 2004
Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)
Enrique Llanes
b. 1919 – d. 2004
Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
Alex Colville
b. 1920 – d. 2013
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
Sam Tingle
b. 1921 – d. 2008
Sam Tingle, English-Zimbabwean race car driver (d. 2008)
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Eric Simms (ornithologist)
b. 1921 – d. 2009
Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)
René Lévesque
b. 1922 – d. 1987
René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
Howard Zinn
b. 1922 – d. 2010
Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
Arthur Jensen
b. 1923 – d. 2012
Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
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Alyn Ainsworth
b. 1924 – d. 1990
Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
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Louis Teicher
b. 1924 – d. 2008
Louis Teicher, American pianist (Ferrante & Teicher) (d. 2008)
Nancy Spero
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (d. 2009)
Anjali Devi
b. 1927 – d. 2014
Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)
David Ireland (author)
b. 1927
David Ireland, Australian author and playwright
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Harry Markowitz
b. 1927
Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Yasser Arafat
b. 1929 – d. 2004
Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004)
Betty Dodson
b. 1929
Betty Dodson, American author and educator
Roger McCluskey
b. 1930 – d. 1993
Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993)
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Robert D. Hales
b. 1932
Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader
Richard Meale
b. 1932 – d. 2009
Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
b. 1932 – d. 2017
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (d. 2017)
Prince Rupert Loewenstein
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)
Kenny Baker (English actor)
b. 1934 – d. 2016
Kenny Baker, English actor (d. 2016)
A. S. Byatt
b. 1936
A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet
Kenny Guinn
b. 1936 – d. 2010
Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)
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Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr.
b. 1936 – d. 2001
Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
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Moshood Abiola
b. 1937 – d. 1998
Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
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Susan Sheehan
b. 1937
Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author
David Freiberg
b. 1938
David Freiberg, American singer and bass player
Mason Williams
b. 1938
Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
Francine Lalonde
b. 1940 – d. 2014
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
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Keith Savage (rugby union)
b. 1940
Keith Savage, English rugby player
Alan M. Roberts
b. 1941
Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
Max Cleland
b. 1942
Max Cleland, American captain and politician
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Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington
b. 1942
Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman
Jimmy Soul
b. 1942 – d. 1988
Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)
John Cipollina
b. 1943 – d. 1989
John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989)
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Henry Braden
b. 1944 – d. 2013
Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
Bill Goldsworthy
b. 1944 – d. 1996
Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
Gregory Jarvis
b. 1944 – d. 1986
Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
Rocky Johnson
b. 1944
Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer
Ronee Blakley
b. 1945
Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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Molly Duncan (musician)
b. 1945
Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band)
Ken Hensley
b. 1945
Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (Uriah Heep)
Marsha P. Johnson
b. 1945
Marsha P. Johnson, African American gay liberation activist and drag queen
Vince McMahon
b. 1945
Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE
Anne Archer
b. 1947
Anne Archer, American actress and producer
Paulo Coelho
b. 1947
Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
Roger De Vlaeminck
b. 1947
Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach
Jim Fox (drummer)
b. 1947
Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist (James Gang)
Joe Manchin
b. 1947
Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
Vladimir Masorin
b. 1947
Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
Jean Michel Jarre
b. 1948
Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
Alexander McCall Smith
b. 1948
Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
Sauli Niinistö
b. 1948
Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
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Kim Sung-il (general)
b. 1948
Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
Stephen Paulus
b. 1949 – d. 2014
Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014)
Charles Rocket
b. 1949 – d. 2005
Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005)
John Banaszak
b. 1950
John Banaszak, American football player and coach
Tim D. White
b. 1950
Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic
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Danny Joe Brown
b. 1951 – d. 2005
Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2005)
Oscar Hijuelos
b. 1951 – d. 2013
Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013)
Marion Bloem
b. 1952
Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
Bob Corker
b. 1952
Bob Corker, American businessman and politician
Carlo Curley
b. 1952 – d. 2012
Carlo Curley, American organist and educator (d. 2012)
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Ian Grob
b. 1952
Ian Grob, English race car driver
Linton Kwesi Johnson
b. 1952
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet
Mike Shanahan
b. 1952
Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach
Ron Holloway
b. 1953
Ron Holloway, American saxophonist
Sam Torrance
b. 1953
Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
Alain Daigle
b. 1954
Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
Heini Otto
b. 1954
Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Mike Huckabee
b. 1955
Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
John Culberson
b. 1956
John Culberson, American lawyer and politician
Dick Lee
b. 1956
Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright
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Jeffrey Daniel
b. 1957
Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer
Stephen Fry
b. 1957
Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
Steve Guttenberg
b. 1958
Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer
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Chris Offutt
b. 1958
Chris Offutt, American author and academic
Meg Munn
b. 1959
Meg Munn, English social worker and politician
Cal Ripken, Jr.
b. 1960
Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach
Jared Harris
b. 1961
Jared Harris, English actor
Major Garrett
b. 1962
Major Garrett, American journalist and author
Emile Roemer
b. 1962
Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
Hideo Kojima
b. 1963
Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer
Francis Pangilinan
b. 1963
Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician
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Éric Bernard
b. 1964
Éric Bernard, French race car driver
Mark Cerny
b. 1964
Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
Salizhan Sharipov
b. 1964
Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
Marlee Matlin
b. 1965
Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer
Reggie Miller
b. 1965
Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Brian Rajadurai
b. 1965
Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
Nick Denton
b. 1966
Nick Denton, English journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media
Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)
b. 1967
Michael Thomas, English footballer
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Benoît Brunet
b. 1968
Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Shoichi Funaki
b. 1968
Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
Andreas Kisser
b. 1968
Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Tim Salmon
b. 1968
Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Jans Koerts
b. 1969
Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist
Rich Beem
b. 1970
Rich Beem, American golfer
Tugay Kerimoğlu
b. 1970
Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager
Jean-Luc Brassard
b. 1972
Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host
Ava DuVernay
b. 1972
Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter
Andrew Brunette
b. 1973
Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Dave Chappelle
b. 1973
Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
Inge de Bruijn
b. 1973
Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
Roberto Colombo (footballer)
b. 1975
Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer
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Mark de Vries
b. 1975
Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
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Simon Dennis
b. 1976
Simon Dennis, English rower and academic
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Nordin Wooter
b. 1976
Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
b. 1977
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
Robert Enke
b. 1977 – d. 2009
Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)
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Per Gade
b. 1977
Per Gade, Danish footballer
John Green (author)
b. 1977
John Green, American author and vlogger
Jürgen Macho
b. 1977
Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
Derek Morris (ice hockey)
b. 1978
Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
Vahur Afanasjev
b. 1979
Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet
Orlando Engelaar
b. 1979
Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
Kaki King
b. 1979
Kaki King, American guitarist and composer
Michael Redd
b. 1979
Michael Redd, American basketball player
Chad Michael Murray
b. 1981
Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor
José Bosingwa
b. 1982
José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer
Kim Källström
b. 1982
Kim Källström, Swedish footballer
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Glen Atle Larsen
b. 1982
Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer
Brett Gardner
b. 1983
Brett Gardner, American baseball player
Marcel Goc
b. 1983
Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
George Perris
b. 1983
George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist
Erin Molan
b. 1984
Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster
Charlie Villanueva
b. 1984
Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player
Nick Adenhart
b. 1986 – d. 2009
Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009)
Joseph Akpala
b. 1986
Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer
Arian Foster
b. 1986
Arian Foster, American football player
Fabiano Santacroce
b. 1986
Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer
Anže Kopitar
b. 1987
Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
Daichi Miura
b. 1987
Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer
Rupert Grint
b. 1988
Rupert Grint, English actor
Manu Ma'u
b. 1988
Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player
Joel Thompson (rugby league)
b. 1988
Joel Thompson, Australian rugby league player
Maya Yoshida
b. 1988
Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer
Reynaldo dos Santos Silva
b. 1989
Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer
Rocío Igarzábal
b. 1989
Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer
Juan Pedro Lanzani
b. 1990
Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
Wang Zhen (racewalker)
b. 1991
Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
Jemerson
b. 1992
Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
Camila Giangreco Campiz
b. 1996
Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player
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